big-time

big time

1. adverb A lot; in a significant manner. You owe me big time for driving you to the airport at 4 AM!We're going to need to catch up big time if we want a chance to win.

2. noun A status or situation involving a lot of fame or success. Though she'd been acting for years, it was after her role in last summer's blockbuster that she finally hit the big time.

3. adjective Prominent or significant. The phrase is usually hyphenated when used as an adjective. Though she'd been acting for years, it was her role in last summer's blockbuster that turned her into a big-time star.

In looking for the likely causes, this professor of English and American studies at Indiana University points his finger at big-time college sports and the special problems they present to undergraduates.

This alternately thrills and horrifies his superiors, who on the one hand are delighted when Darias gets big-time traffickers to launder money through Dean, and on the other are horrified that their top-secret project is controlled by a walk-on with a felony record.

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